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Report on Trade Union Training Programmes Conducted in 2011 Together with the Programmes for 2012 – Proposals for 2013 and Indicative Plans for 2014 orkers' Activities Programme for W Trade Union Training Committee Report on trade union training programmes conducted in 2011 together with the programmes for 2012 – proposals for 2013 and indicative plans for 2014. 26 – 27 April 2012 Turin, Italy International Training Centre www.itcilo.org CONTENTS A. Summary of the conclusions of the 2011 meeting of the Trade Union Training Committee and actions taken B. Report on 2011 Programme delivery B.1 The Programme‟s educational delivery system B.2 Overall activity and participants in 2011 B.3 Core courses B.4 Other activities in Turin and in the field B.5 Projects B.6 Distance education B.7 Gender B.8 Freedom of Association B.9 Training material B.10 Evaluation B.11 Regional reports a) Africa b) The Americas c) Asia and the Pacific d) Europe e) Arab States f) Interregional activities B.12 Information and communication technology B.13 Financial report B.14 Workers‟ Activities team in Turin B.15 ITC-Turin, ACTRAV, the ILO and external resource persons B.16 Workers in Centre activities, including bi- and tripartite courses C. Preliminary report 2012 D. Proposals for 2013 and plans for 2014 Annexes: Annex 1 Conclusions from the TUTC 2011 Annex 2 Summary of course description 2011 Annex 3 Core courses 2011 divided by region Annex 4 Core courses (regional distribution 2000 –2011) Annex 5 Activities in Turin 2011, excluding core courses and projects Annex 6 Activities in the field 2011, excluding projects Annex 7 Project activities 2011 by region Annex 8 Distance learning activities 2011 by region Annex 9 Gender data Annex 10 Evaluation Annex 11 Activities financed or co-financed by ACTRAV Annex 11bis Activities financed or co-financed by Italian voluntary contribution Annex 12 List of resource persons Annex 13 Detailed tables of bi- and tripartite activities Annex 13bis Detailed table of Academies Annex 14 Core courses 2012 Annex 15 Planned and implemented activities for 2012 Annex 16 Indicative plans 2013 Annex 17 Background of the Programme 2 A. Summary of the conclusions of the 2011 meeting of the Trade Union Training Committee and actions taken The Trade Union Training Committee (TUTC) in its 30th meeting held in Turin on 12–13 May 2011 reached a consensus on the following major points (full text of conclusions of the 30th meeting of the TUTC can be found in Annex 1): ● Expressing its concern for the still unsettled structural unbalance in the resources available for the Turin Centre and asking for enhanced synergy of the Centre with technical cooperation and other means of action of the ILO in order to mobilize more predictable resources. ● Asking the Director of the Centre to draw up a strategy document aimed at strengthening the integration of the Centre into the ILO, with an enhanced reference to International Labour Standards and the values, principles and tripartite approach of the Organization and its Decent Work Agenda. ● Confirming its concern at the emerging „market approach‟ for supporting the ITC which could have adverse consequences for training on subjects of primary interest for workers and the ILO mandate in general and asking for an in-depth assessment of training events such as academies in terms of their contribution to capacity-building for constituents. ● Asking for the implementation of an effective funding strategy for the Workers‟ Programme which was more damaged by the declining traditional funding sources of the Centre. ● Enhancing the development of the Centre policy on bi- and tripartite courses with increased representation of social partners and mutually agreed curriculums. ● Asking the Workers‟ Programme to establish and keep updated a list of resources for each issue relevant to its training activities, as well as a resource pool for stronger worker input in other activities run by the Turin Centre. ● Asking the Programme for Workers‟ Activities in Turin, jointly with ACTRAV-Geneva and regional workers‟ education specialists and in consultation with the Secretary of the Workers‟ group, to constantly improve the capacity to identify and address training needs – and to mobilize resources. ● Appreciating the efforts of ACTRAV-Turin to build the capacity of trade unions, but recommending that they strive for a better balance between campus-based and field activities, between regional and interregional training, between emerging issues and fundamental topics such as International Labour Standards, Freedom of Association, Collective Bargaining and Social Security and with balanced access for participants speaking languages other than English and Spanish. ● Exposing as much as possible all regions to core topics, such as employment relationships, wage policies, organizing and collective bargaining, social security, sustainable development, MNEs and continuing to work on the agenda items of the ILC and the priorities of the ILO Workers‟ group in order to increase the relevance of the training offered. ● Welcoming the new Decent Work training programme developed by ACTRAV-Turin to assist trade unions to integrate workers‟ priorities in DWCPs as well as in UNDAFs, and based on the Social Justice Declaration and the four pillars of the Decent Work Agenda. ● Supporting the achievement of resources from donors for new Workers‟ Programme projects, building on the positive experiences in Europe and Latin America, and also through constant participation of the Turin Programme in ACTRAV-TC programming, as its training arm. ● Implementing a permanent assessment of the impact of training activities for Trade Union Organizations in different regions with a view to improving the quality of training and ensuring the highest benefit at regional and national level. 3 ● Further developing and expanding activities in the Arab Region. ● Expressing the need for continuing efforts to increase the participation of women in the training programmes and support gender mainstreaming in course delivery. ● Keeping updated a database of existing education structures and institutions run by trade union organizations all over the world and developing new links with labour colleges for the delivery of joint training programmes also supporting south-to-south trade union cooperation. ● Continuing and expanding the development of training material with a greater focus on the regular updating of content and addressing new issues of relevance for workers‟ priorities. Following these recommendations, and monitoring the use of resources carefully, the Programme for Workers‟ Activities has taken a number of actions aimed at: a) Delivering the training programmes approved by the Committee (preparation and delivery of the courses with ACTRAV-Geneva and in coordination with the technical and regional programmes of the Centre); b) Reviewing core course curriculums in order to produce training activities with more follow-up activities and modules for better integration between courses in Turin and in the field; c) Updating programmes and timetables for core courses in order to manage the consequences of their shorter duration and study visits, only if focused on the subject of the course; d) Engaging the Programme in the design and delivery of activities addressing the impact and the trade union response to the economic and financial crisis on the basis of the content of the Social Justice Declaration; e) Engaging the Programme in the design and delivery of activities addressing cross- cutting issues linked to DWCPs; f) Engaging the Programme in the design and delivery of several project initiatives. In particular, the Programme has delivered projects for Africa, Europe and Latin America; g) Changing the balance of the Programme in terms of delivery at the Centre, in the field and by distance education. Activities in the field were mainly regional or subregional and were held with the support of ACTRAV specialists in different regions; h) Revising and producing training manuals and materials for labour education; i) Supporting the integration of the Centre with the ILO; j) Improving the integration of the Turin Programme for Workers‟ Activities into the training component of TC programmes managed by ACTRAV-Geneva; k) Expanding and further developing regional labour education and research networks on specific topics; l) Looking for stronger interaction with the ITUC and its regional structures in terms of focusing priorities for training activities and core issues to address; m) Supporting the participation of workers in general training courses. In particular, efforts were undertaken to build conditions for the implementation of a new training programme on the Decent Work Agenda, with modules on the four pillars of this strategy and on the integration with actions of other UN agencies; also, to strengthen the gender mainstreaming strategy in the activities of the Programme and women‟s participation in our courses and to improve the decentralization of management of distance education activities, thanks to stronger cooperation with the MIS department of the Centre, even if this caused some difficulties in implementing distance education activities, which are still not completely settled. Also, a revision of the Programme website is foreseen with the aim of distributing more information on its activities and programmes. A number of new projects were designed but we are still facing significant difficulties in obtaining funds for these projects: this is the case of the training programme on Decent Work and the project on MNEs. More effective cooperation with ACTRAV and ITUC, regional trade union structures and global unions, is needed to achieve better results as well as a stronger resource mobilization strategy for the Centre, particularly in relation to relevant donors such as the European Union and potential new donors (as BRICS countries). 4 B. Report on 2011 Programme delivery B.0 Foreword In 2011 the Programme for Workers‟ Activities set an unprecedented record both in terms of the number of face-to-face activities and the number of participants. Thanks to the commitment of the whole ACTRAV team, the Programme has been able to reach such a performance level with success and positive evaluations by participants and with a significant reduction in the average expenditure for each participant.
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